Redundancies threat at Cadogan
Staff at Cadogan Holidays are all ‘under consultation’ after the tour operator announced it was to re-focus its operations.
The consultation process is due to come to an end this week, when a decision will be made on how many staff will lose their jobs.
The company, which currently features 22 destinations, has decided to focus on just North Africa and Gibraltar.
The company, based in Southampton, is moving its operations into the Gatwick head office of its parent, Bland Group. The group also comprises Skybreak and Teleticket.
Managing director Stephen Rhodes refused to disclose how many people worked for the company, which has been trading for over 60 years.
He said the destinations being ditched were mainly euro destinations which had not performed as strongly.
Next year’s programme would be smaller, he said, and would focus on Morroco, Tunisia, Egypt and Gibraltar.
The operator currently sells 80% of its programme through the trade and Rhodes said there was no reason for that to change.
In May, Cadogan Travel closed down its central London retail shop, which was taken over by Travel club Wexas.
By Bev Fearis
Bev
Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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